Fires in the Wilderness
A Story of the
Civilian Conservation Corps Boys
Author with John Gilmour (93 years young) and some readers from Midland, Michigan.
For the past several years, I have been living in the shadow of giants -- men who survived the Great Depression and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Men like John Gilmour, Al Hubbard, John Selesky and others have kindly shared their stories of struggle and survival during a difficul era.
As boys, those in the Civilian Conservation Corps forever changed the our country and environment. From 1933-42 the Civilian Conservation Corps boys fought wild fires, planted hundreds of millions of trees, improved streams, built roads and bridges, and contructed state and national parks. The natural wonders of our country were preserved by young men who did back-breaking work in order to rescue their families.
Follow the story of Polish kids from Grand Rapids who end up in the wilderness, growing up in a hurry and learning hard life lessons.
Ideal for readers 8+ years old. This book includes a glossary of terms plus an author's notebook that offers learning opportunities for readers and teachers.
Professor Tuesday's
History Gizmo
Chief Pontiac and the Woodland Tribes
In the story a classroom of students go back in time with the professor to learn about Native American peoples of the Midwest and Chief Pontiac's uprising against the British in 1763.
The students in Miss Henne's class must work together on a research project that might help them find Professor Tuesday and one of their classmates . . . friends who have been lost in history.
This book is due to be released in March of 2009. I can't wait. This one is going to be both historically interesting and fun to boot!
